William John MEYER

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MEYER , William John

Service Number:	4522
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Williamstown, South Australia, 9 August 1896
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Public School Mount Gambier, South Australia
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 5 May 1918, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" According to documents William was buried 500 yards south of Villiers.
Memorials:	Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Williamstown Mt Crawford Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

7 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 4522, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
7 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 4522, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Anita Tsamtsikas

Although the enlistment documents have William as being born in Mount Gambier, however according to the South Australia Geneology database transcription his birth was registered as the following;

Date of birth: 9th August 1896 to parents Edward Theodore MEYER and Magaret Jane COLLINS.

Born in Williamstown and Registered in the District of Grey in Volume 589 and page 164

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